I have bolded and underlined some portions that I think are disturbing:

8 LAPD officers involved in shooting after Dorner 'case of mistaken identity'


Bullet holes in front doors, trees and a kitchen serve as reminders of the chaos brought to their Torrance, Calif. neighborhood during a frantic manhunt for an ex-police officer bent on revenge killings.

Nine bullets pierced a tree on Redbeam Avenue where two newspaper delivery women were shot by police officers who had mistaken them for fugitive Christopher Dorner.

Margie Carranza and her 71-year-old mother, Emma Hernandez, were delivering the Los Angeles Times before dawn near the home of a police officer named in Dorner’s angry manifesto.

The shooting occurred Feb. 7 after officers were notified of a truck that matched the description of Dorner’s gray 2005 Nissan Titan. Hernandez suffered two bullet wounds to the back. She was released from the intensive care unit and was recovering. Carranza, 47, had minor injuries related to shattered glass and a wounded finger.

The women’s lawyer counted 102 bullet holes in their blue Toyota Tacoma and several more in Hernandez’s hoodie.

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But some residents, despite being so close to the gunfire, said they understand the officers’ actions.



"I think they have to be supported through this," said Joanne Arnn. "Yes, it's unfortunate, thank goodness no one here was fatally injured, but it's not a very safe world."

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02 ... ntity?lite

I don't know about you, but something is wrong with the apparent casual acceptance of this being the way police officers should act.

If supposedly trained cops act like this can you imagine the carnage in Montana if every idiot has a gun?

There is absolutely no excuse for either case of mistaken identity and all the officers involved should be suspended pending investigation...